Arthritis

Chloroquine is an antimalarial and anti-inflammatory agent widely used to treat malaria and rheumatoid arthritis. Chloroquine is an autophagy and toll-like receptors (TLRs) inhibitor. Chloroquine is highly effective in the control of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection in vitro (EC₅₀=1.13 μM).

LY294002 is a broad-spectrum inhibitor of PI3K with IC₅₀s of 0.5, 0.57, and 0.97 μM for PI3Kα, PI3Kδ and PI3Kβ, respectively. LY294002 also inhibits CK2 with an IC₅₀ of 98 nM. LY294002 is a competitive DNA-PK inhibitor that binds reversibly to the kinase domain of DNA-PK with an IC₅₀ of 1.4 μM. LY294002 is an apoptosis activator.

Trametinib (GSK1120212; JTP-74057) is an orally active MEK inhibitor that inhibits MEK1 and MEK2 with IC₅₀s of about 2 nM. Trametinib activates autophagy and induces apoptosis, cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB), used in research related to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Ruxolitinib (INCB18424) is an orally active and selective JAK1/2 inhibitor with IC₅₀s of 3.3 nM and 2.8 nM in cell-free assays, and has 130-fold selectivity for JAK1/2 over JAK3. Ruxolitinib induces autophagy and kills tumor cells through toxic mitophagy.

DAPT (GSI-IX) is a potent and orally active γ-secretase inhibitor with IC₅₀s of 115 nM and 200 nM for total amyloid-β (Aβ) and Aβ₄₂, respectively. DAPT inhibits the activation of Notch 1 signaling and induces cell differentiation. DAPT also induces autophagy and apoptosis. DAPT has neuroprotection activity and has the potential for autoimmune and lymphoproliferative diseases, degenerative disease and cancers treatment.

GPLGVRGC is a cysteine-tagged variant of GPLGVRG (HY-P11800). GPLGVRGC is hydrolyzable by MMP13. GPLGVRGC mediates the disassembly of micelle-exosome systems, enhances chondrocyte endocytosis, and promotes responsive system uptake. GPLGVRGC confers targeted delivery and responsive release properties to micelle-exosome systems. GPLGVRGC is applicable to the research of osteoarthritis.

RAI-20 (H018) is an orally active JAK1/JAK2 dual inhibitor (IC₅₀=15.1 and 22.7 nM). RAI-20 exhibits excellent pharmacokinetic properties, including plasma stability, systemic exposure, and a long half-life. In a collagen-induced arthritis rat model, RAI-20 shows significant anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities, effectively reducing paw swelling volume and arthritis index. RAI-20 can be used for research on the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.

PIPE-791 is an orally active, blood-brain barrier-permeable selective antagonist of LPAR1. PIPE-791 inhibits LPA-induced calcium mobilization, collagen expression, histamine release, and the activation of fibroblasts, microglia and macrophages. PIPE-791 induces oligodendrocyte precursor cell differentiation, myelination and remyelination, and increases the number of microglia in the retina of normotensive rats. PIPE-791 protects mature oligodendrocytes from cytokine-induced death, reduces the levels of pulmonary fibrosis markers and alleviates neuroinflammation in preclinical models. PIPE-791 can be used in the research of glaucoma, neuroinflammatory diseases, chronic osteoarthritis pain, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and multiple sclerosis.

CCCP is an oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) uncoupler. CCCP induces activation of PINK1 leading to Parkin Ser65 phosphorylation.

Quercetin, a natural flavonoid, is a stimulator of recombinant SIRT1 and also a PI3K inhibitor with IC₅₀ of 2.4 μM, 3.0 μM and 5.4 μM for PI3K γ, PI3K δ and PI3K β, respectively.

Adezmapimod (SB 203580) is a selective and ATP-competitive p38 MAPK inhibitor with IC₅₀s of 50 nM and 500 nM for SAPK2a/p38 and SAPK2b/p38β2, respectively. Adezmapimod inhibits LCK, GSK3β and PKBα with IC₅₀s of 100-500-fold higher than that for SAPK2a/p38. Adezmapimod can inhibit p38 MAPK and lead to the inhibition of downstream HSP27 phosphorylation. Adezmapimod does not disrupt JNK activity and is an autophagy and mitophagy activator.

Decitabine (NSC 127716) is an orally active deoxycytidine analogue antimetabolite and DNA methyltransferase inhibitor. Decitabine incorporates into DNA in place of cytosine can covalently trap DNA methyltransferase to DNA causing irreversible inhibition of the enzyme. Decitabine induces cell G2/M arrest and cell Apoptosis. Decitabine has potent anticancer activity.

Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly(I:C)) is a synthetic analog of double-stranded RNA and an agonist of toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) and retinoic acid inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RIG-I and MDA5). Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid can be used as a vaccine adjuvant to enhance innate and adaptive immune responses, and to alter the tumor microenvironment. Polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid can directly trigger cancer cells to undergo apoptosis.

5-Azacytidine (Azacitidine; 5-AzaC; Ladakamycin) is a nucleoside analogue of cytidine that specifically inhibits DNA methylation. 5-Azacytidine is incorporated into DNA to covalently trap DNA methyltransferases and contributes to reverse epigenetic changes. 5-Azacytidine induces cell autophagy.

Resatorvid (TAK-242) is a selective Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) inhibitor. Resatorvid inhibits NO, TNF-α and IL-6 production with IC_50s of 1.8 nM, 1.9 nM and 1.3 nM, respectively. Resatorvid downregulates expression of TLR4 downstream signaling molecules MyD88 and TRIF. Resatorvid inhibits autophagy and plays pivotal role in various inflammatory diseases.

Nigericin is an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces hygroscopicus that act as a K⁺/H⁺ ionophore, promoting K⁺/H⁺ exchange across mitochondrial membranes. Nigericin is a NLRP3 activator. Nigericin shows promising anti-cancer activities through decreasing intracellular pH (pHi), and inactivation of Wnt/β-catenin signals. Nigericin induces pyroptosis through caspase 1/GSDMD in TNBC.

SB 202190 is a selective p38 MAP kinase inhibitor with IC₅₀s of 50 nM and 100 nM for p38α and p38β2, respectively. SB 202190 binds to the ATP pocket of the active recombinant human p38 kinase with a K_d of 38 nM. SB 202190 has anti-cancer activity and rescued memory deficits. SB202190 induces autophagy.

Mirdametinib (PD0325901) is an orally active, selective and non-ATP-competitive MEK inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 0.33 nM. Mirdametinib exhibits a K_i^app of 1 nM against activated MEK1 and MEK2. Mirdametinib suppresses the expression of p-ERK1/2 and induces apoptosis. Mirdametinib has anti-cancer activity for a broad spectrum of human tumor xenografts.

Corticosterone (17-Deoxycortisol) is an orally active and adrenal cortex-produced glucocorticoid, which plays an important role in regulating neuronal functions of the limbic system (including hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala). Corticosterone increases the Rab-mediated AMPAR membrane traffic via SGK-induced phosphorylation of GDI. Corticosterone also interferes with the maturation of dendritic cells and shows a good immunosuppressive effect.

Tofacitinib is an orally available JAK3/2/1 inhibitor with IC₅₀s of 1, 20, and 112 nM, respectively.